Paid Internship with Arlington County, Office of Sustainability and Environmental Management

The Arlington Green Games through the Arlington County AIRE program, announces a temporary position in the County’s Office of Sustainability and Environmental Management.  The successful candidate must be a current student and will provide a combination of professional and administrative assistance to the research and implementation of activities related to: energy and water conservation, transportation alternatives, local food systems, waste diversion and recycling, and education and outreach.  Specific duties for the temporary position are detailed below.

Find more information on the Arlington Green Games here: http://www.arlingtongreengames.com/

Duties:
Primary duties and responsibilities under the direction of the Energy Program Specialist
and Energy Outreach Coordinator:

• Assume primary responsibility in assisting companies and buildings participating in the Games with benchmarking energy use data and other sustainability actions utilizing a combination of online ENERGY STAR tools and the AGG website.  
• Assist in the continued maintenance of the AIRE social media campaign by posting content and updating data to the blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
• Assist in the expansion of the program to other sectors including retail, restaurants, and multifamily.  This will include…
• Research actions and resources to develop sustainability scorecards for each of these sectors.
• Identify potential participants and recruit them to the program.
• Prepare for and attend recruitment meetings and presentations along with the Energy Program Specialist and/or Energy Outreach Coordinator.
• Assist in the maintenance of the new website for these sectors.o 
• Assist in the development of marketing materials.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of technical assistance and workshop training programs for participants to include at least two training events per month.
• Research and provide information to competitors on practices and policies such as green purchasing, renewable energy credits, office composting, green teams, recycling, etc.
• Assist in the development of best practice case studies from participating companies and buildings to be published online.
• Assume primary responsibility for development of an online newsletter to provide resources, facts, and news updates from the program and competitors.
• As time permits, assist with an employee energy outreach campaign.
• Provide general organizational and administrative support as necessary. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Must be a current student.  Completion of at least 2 years of undergraduate work with a
major in fields concentrated in environmental science, communications, or public
administration. Graduate student preferred.  This position requires a high level of
independent work and interaction with key stakeholders.
The successful candidate must possess the following:
...strong verbal and written communication skills
...strong organizational skills
...ability to work well in a political environment
...ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
...experience in a Windows software environment and preferred experience with websites

Supervisor: Kelly Zonderwyk, Energy Program Specialist
Position:  Temporary Student Assistant II
Salary Range:    $10.44 to $12.64 an hour
Hours:  Flexible. 20 to 30 hours per week is preferred.  Scheduling is
flexible between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday through
Friday.  The expected duration of this assignment is up to 6 months
with a possible extension to be determined at that time.


Persons interested in this position should submit a cover letter, resume, brief writing
sample and three references by Monday, September 24 to  climate@arlingtonva.us.